ASEAN Insights
By Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
ASEAN InsightsDec 13, 2022
The Geopolitics of Semiconductors: Yasu Ota in Discussion about his Best-selling Book
In this ASEAN Insights episode, Lydia Ruddy, ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs, discusses with Yasu Ota, Tokyo-based columnist and TV commentator for Nikkei, on his best-selling book in Japan, ‘2030 Geopolitics of Semiconductors’.
In the conversation, Yasu Ota shares his views on the role that artificial intelligence (AI) development is playing in the ongoing political tensions, Japan's place in the competition for semiconductor production, and—most importantly—how ASEAN can best position itself to take advantage of the current situation.
Yasu Ota’s book: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4532324416/
Prof Akiko Yamanaka discusses the Power of Preventive Diplomacy
In this episode of ASEAN Insights, Prof Akiko Yamanaka; Special Advisor to ERIA’s President, Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Special Ambassador for Peacebuilding, Japan, discusses the Power of Preventative Diplomacy with Lydia Ruddy, ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs. Prof Yamanaka defines human security, explains how it closely relates to preventive diplomacy, and states her profound wish for countries to move forward on the spirit of upholding human security.
ASEAN's Road to Recovery after the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this episode of ASEAN Insights, Dr Aladdin D Rillo, ERIA's Senior Economic Advisor, and ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs, Lydia Ruddy, discuss ASEAN's road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Rillo shares his views on the outlook of the region's recovery assessing the measures and mechanisms that will support a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable recovery.
Digitalisation and COVID-19 Recovery in ASEAN
Today’s ASEAN Insights episode with Dr Lurong Chen, Senior Economist at ERIA, focuses on Digitalisation in ASEAN and the important role it plays in the region’s economic recovery after the pandemic, especially in terms of supply chains and global value chains. Dr Chen discusses both the risks and benefits of the digital economy for the region including what ASEAN can do to accelerate digitalisation.
Building ASEAN's Circular Economy
ASEAN economic ministers adopted the Framework for Circular Economy (CE) for the ASEAN Economic Community in October 2021. The Framework sets out an ambitious long-term vision for the circular economy, building on the strengths of existing initiatives, and identifies priority areas for action along with enablers, to realise circular economy in ASEAN. The Framework is a priority economic deliverable under Brunei Darussalam’s 2021 ASEAN Chairmanship and was developed by the ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). In this episode, ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs, Lydia Ruddy, discusses Building the Circular Economy in ASEAN with Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, ERIA’s Director of Research and Strategy Innovation, who is heading ERIA’s work on the Circular Economy. Dr Anbumozhi shares his research and insights on the current state of the CE in the region, sharing specific examples and suggestions about how to move forward.